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Maui County parents have been left off the sidelines, unable to watch their kids play organized sports due to pandemic restrictions. Maui Mayor Michael Victorino’s most recent executive order from Sept. 15, the “Safer Outside” initiative, prohibits spectators from indoor and outdoor events. This restricts many parents from watching their children’s sports games. Councilmember Mike …

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The Sixers kick off their preseason against the Toronto Raptors Monday, but good luck finding the game on television. NBC Sports Philadelphia is only airing the Sixers two home preseason games — Thursday against the Raptors, and Oct. 11 against the Brooklyn Nets. TNT, ESPN, and NBA TV aren’t planning on airing any Sixers preseason …

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CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie Justin Fields brushed off a nightmarish first start, and the Chicago Bears bounced back from one of the worst offensive performances the NFL has seen to beat the winless Detroit Lions 24-14. Fields and the Bears were in much better form coming off a brutal loss at Cleveland last week. They …

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Coming off the biggest Mixed Martial Arts win of his career, Jonathan Pearce is back training hard in Arizona. The Johnson City native had the strongest performance of his career, winning by submission in round 2 against Omar Morales in their Sept. 25 featherweight fight as part of UFC 266. Pearce (11-4) totally dominated, with …

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Many thought of Teddy Bridgewater as nothing more than a bridge quarterback, but the well-traveled veteran has been one of the best offseason acquisitions. He has the Broncos as one of the handful of undefeated teams and he’s been nearly as flawless as the Broncos’ record with four touchdowns and zero turnovers. He’ll face off …

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Jurgen Klopp smiled even as the rain battered the Lincoln City dugouts as he reflected on Curtis Jones’ performance at an improvised press conference almost a year ago to the day: “He’s an exceptional talent. We will have some fun with him I am pretty sure in the future.” Jones starred on that September night, …

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MANURE SPILL Decatur semi crash spills liquid manure, injures driver MADISON. Wis (AP) — Authorities say about 5,500 gallons of liquid manure spilled after a semi-tractor overturned in Decatur, injuring the driver. Deputies from the Green County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash at about 12:44 p.m. Friday. Authorities said Jeffrey M. Brewer, of Evansville, …

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Any evaluation of September’s 16-day teal season has to be taken with a grain of salt, maybe a little pepper and, for some, the onions and other spices making a celebratory duck dinner. Smiles were mixed with a near equal number of frowns from the reports of 22 hunters who spread out across central and …

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ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom said Saturday he’s taking his hip injury rehab slowly and doesn’t know when he’ll be able to play. Backstrom has not skated during training camp and seems like a long shot to play in the season opener Oct. 13 against the New York Rangers or soon …

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‘Bad Sport’ Three and a half stars A six-part series premiering Oct. 6 on Netflix. For as long as we’ve had modern-day sports we’ve had infamous scandals, from the 1919 Black Sox through to the NFL suspending star players Alex Karras and Paul Hornung for gambling in 1963, through Pete Rose and Tonya Harding and …

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